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we saw in libya that we did that. the united states played a very critical role in liberating libya from gadhafi. but we didn't have boots on the ground. it was not our planes. we provided intelligence and targeting information. one of the insistent approaches that we took was that european union and arab league was actively involved. i think mo's got a good point here, but that's something that we've done. bottom line, there is a reality that the united states is the super power. so it comes with a certain amount of responsibility that we can't duck unless we do so at our own peril. >> it's all great points. gentlemen, thank you very much. some important conversation we need to continue having. we'll see you soon, gentlemen. thank you. >> thank you. >>> up next, social security on the road to insolvency, and it may be driving there even faster because bureaucrats are not adequately reviewing disability claims and are sending out checks that should not be sent. >>> then, will there be a follow-up rally tomorrow? stay
we saw in libya that we did that. the united states played a very critical role in liberating libya from gadhafi. but we didn't have boots on the ground. it was not our planes. we provided intelligence and targeting information. one of the insistent approaches that we took was that european union and arab league was actively involved. i think mo's got a good point here, but that's something that we've done. bottom line, there is a reality that the united states is the super power. so it comes...
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however, given the very difficult situation in libya and egypt, we have temporarily restricted access in both countries. google has not responded to questions about whether it chose to restrict that access in response to the white house's request. google's community guidelines include no graphic or gratuitous violence and no hate speech. while google says it encourages free speech, it does not permit any type of hate speech. the company telling me when somebody breaches those rules, it does pull them down. we'll have to see if google changes its mind and starts blocking the video in more countries if the violence continues to escalate. google does have a long history of being faced with controversial content decisions. doesn't seem like it's handling this situation any differently because of that white house request. >> interesting. thank you very much. continuing turmoil in the middle east this week was already pushing oil prices up. today oil closing at just under $100 a barrel. it briefly went above 100 earlier in the session. finished at two-thirds of a percent. now the fed comes
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. >>> in libya, of course, the reaction turned deadly. the american ambassador and three other embassy staffers were killed when extremists stormed the u.s. consulate last night. president obama and mitt romney speaking out about this today. >> the united states condemns in the strongest terms this outrageous and shocking attack. we're working with the government of libya to secure or diplomates. i've directed my administration to increase our security at diplomatic posts around the world. >> the attacks of libya and egypt underscore that the world remain aes dangerous place and that american leadership is still sorely needed. in the face of this violence, america cannot shrink from the responsibility to lead. leadership is necessary to ensure that events in the region don't spin out of control. >> all this happening as israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is using the strongest language to date about using force to stop iran from developing a nuclear weapon. this brings up the issue of making the u.s. less dependent on foreign oil.
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embassy in benghazi, libya. now you have army chaplain wesley smith delivering the benediction at the end of the ceremony. those killed were u.s. ambassador chris stevens, sean smith, glen doherty, and tyrone woods. >> very powerful words from secretary clinton, who was basically saying the libyans did not trade the tyranny of a dictator for the tyranny of a mob. indeed, you're watching live pictures at andrews air force base. let's get to john howard now in washington to get his take on all of this. john, it was a very solemn and very moving moment. >> exactly right. both president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton offered tributes to each of the men, told a little about them, their service especially. the two former navy s.e.a.l.s in iraq and afghanistan. and cast their loss of life in the tradition of american service around the world. trying to leave the world a little bit better place. that's what they were. that's who we are as americans. he said america will never forfeit its role in world affa
embassy in benghazi, libya. now you have army chaplain wesley smith delivering the benediction at the end of the ceremony. those killed were u.s. ambassador chris stevens, sean smith, glen doherty, and tyrone woods. >> very powerful words from secretary clinton, who was basically saying the libyans did not trade the tyranny of a dictator for the tyranny of a mob. indeed, you're watching live pictures at andrews air force base. let's get to john howard now in washington to get his take on...
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marines to protect american officials remaining in libya. he learned this morning four diplomats were dead. >> the united states condemns in the strongest terms this outrageous and shocking attack. >> as flags were lowered in what washington, the tragedy went political. a statement in the u.s. embassy critizing the anti-muslim movement. an apology for america's values is never the right course. >> governor romney seems to have a tendency to shoot first and aim later. >> for 60 minutes mr. obama pointed out he repudiated the embassy condemnation of the movie in favor of this. >> we reject all efforts to denigrate the religious belief of others and there is absolutely no justification to this type of senseless violence. >> reporter: a tragedy becomes a test of leadership, seven weeks from election day. >> some republicans criticized their candidates' quick move to criticize the president. others said it showed romney has backbone. back to you. >> i think he's got some backbone. i'll tell you, that statement would never have been rewritten if i
marines to protect american officials remaining in libya. he learned this morning four diplomats were dead. >> the united states condemns in the strongest terms this outrageous and shocking attack. >> as flags were lowered in what washington, the tragedy went political. a statement in the u.s. embassy critizing the anti-muslim movement. an apology for america's values is never the right course. >> governor romney seems to have a tendency to shoot first and aim later. >>...
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ambassador in libya have been killed in these uprisings. what does it mean for the stability in the region? the latest from the ground coming your way straight ahead. >>> in the meantime, oil prices have been a little bit to the downside this morning. the flare in violence adding more pressure to an already strained energy market. has oil reached a tipping point? the energy trades also coming your way and the president and mitt romney both offering their plans to keep energy prices in check. but, is this just more campaign rhetoric? our truth squad is going to be joining us to sort fact from fiction. >>> first though, let's begin with the latest situation on the ground in egypt and libya. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel has more from cairo. >> reporter: protests here similar to the ones are continuing today but so far they have remained peaceful. a lot more security presence from the egyptian government. we have not seen anyone try and scale these 20-foot high perimeter wall around the u.s. embassy like they did yesterday. t
ambassador in libya have been killed in these uprisings. what does it mean for the stability in the region? the latest from the ground coming your way straight ahead. >>> in the meantime, oil prices have been a little bit to the downside this morning. the flare in violence adding more pressure to an already strained energy market. has oil reached a tipping point? the energy trades also coming your way and the president and mitt romney both offering their plans to keep energy prices in...
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in libya, i don't think we should have been in libya in the first place, a blatantly unconstitutional act of war obama led us into. he's worse than bush on this which is inconceivable. i get no sense what is the next step obama does other than apologizing for hurt feelings in the muslim world for a movie made by people who have nothing to do with the united states government. i don't know what romney is going to do. is he going to bomb iran now because that would get us out of the situation. >> igor, one thing romney might do is not destroy the defense budget, which is what president obama is doing. >> you're wrong. you're wrong, larry. >> you're wrong. the -- you're talking about the budget control act that cuts that ryan also voted for. we have to try to figure out how to deal with that -- >> 900 billion before, igor. that's a trillion dollars. >> you talk about the foreign policy of obama. i wonder where romney is on this whole thing. what would he have done differently? he hasn't laid it out. he uses catch phrases, peace through strength. there are no other details. i was very sur
in libya, i don't think we should have been in libya in the first place, a blatantly unconstitutional act of war obama led us into. he's worse than bush on this which is inconceivable. i get no sense what is the next step obama does other than apologizing for hurt feelings in the muslim world for a movie made by people who have nothing to do with the united states government. i don't know what romney is going to do. is he going to bomb iran now because that would get us out of the situation....
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i mean, when they kind of blew it on this libya thing. they need somebody -- >> it's hard for me to imagine, bob, how could have they lost last week? i know they did but it amazes me. problem didn't demonstrate once been in a whole new venue of international policy his wholly inadequate skills last week on foreign policy. >> i totally disagree with that. i think he came across as cool, in command and did a good job. but why did romney lose so much? because in the middle of a mess like this, when american lives are at stake and you know this, you don't go out and attack the president of the united states and say that he's somehow or another sympathizes with terrorists. that's how he lost it. if you handed that statement to ronald reagan, if you handed that statement to george bush or go, h.w. bush, i think they would have looked at you and said you know you have a new job in this campaign. why don't you answer the phones because it was ill-advised. it was a mistake. today they announced they are is going to have a whole bunch of specifics.
i mean, when they kind of blew it on this libya thing. they need somebody -- >> it's hard for me to imagine, bob, how could have they lost last week? i know they did but it amazes me. problem didn't demonstrate once been in a whole new venue of international policy his wholly inadequate skills last week on foreign policy. >> i totally disagree with that. i think he came across as cool, in command and did a good job. but why did romney lose so much? because in the middle of a mess...
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ambassador to libya. we also now understand that police and protesters are clashing outside the u.s. embassy in cairo. these are live pictures being fed to us. the health ministry suggests 30 people have been injured during sporadic clashes through the night outside the embassy where on tuesday thousands of protesters tore down the stars and stripes and replaced with a black islamic flag. so we now have protests in both yemen and egypt. and of course the death of the u.s. ambassador in libya. we'll keep our eyes on that. also still to come, we'll be heading out to the hague for the dutch prime minister secured a second term in the general election. he'll have to work with his biggest rivals in a coalition government, but the key thing is it was the pro euro party that took much greater proportion of the vote. bob... oh, hey alex. just picking up some, brochures, posters copies of my acceptance speech. great! it's always good to have a backup plan, in case i get hit by a meteor. wow, your hair looks great.
ambassador to libya. we also now understand that police and protesters are clashing outside the u.s. embassy in cairo. these are live pictures being fed to us. the health ministry suggests 30 people have been injured during sporadic clashes through the night outside the embassy where on tuesday thousands of protesters tore down the stars and stripes and replaced with a black islamic flag. so we now have protests in both yemen and egypt. and of course the death of the u.s. ambassador in libya....
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anti-american demonstrations have spread beyond libya and egypt. we will bring you any developments throughout the morning. and then at 8:35, we'll be talking about stability in the middle east with senator john mccain. le also our special series on the future of finance continues this morning. today's headliner is former who are began stanley chairman and ceo phil parcel. and r. a phil is cautioning that the comments aren't black and white. he'll explain what he thinks about the controversial topic of breaking up the big banks. >>> of course the fed may be the biggest news of the day. many expecting the central bank to launch that third round of quantitative he quantitative easing. the decision announced at 12:30. and then better bernanke will hold a news conference at 2:15 and we'll have complete coverage. another central bank already making an announcement, south korea holding interest rates steady. the market had been expecting a cut. u.s. treasury says economic sanctions against iran have slashed crude revenue. washington vowing to keep up the
anti-american demonstrations have spread beyond libya and egypt. we will bring you any developments throughout the morning. and then at 8:35, we'll be talking about stability in the middle east with senator john mccain. le also our special series on the future of finance continues this morning. today's headliner is former who are began stanley chairman and ceo phil parcel. and r. a phil is cautioning that the comments aren't black and white. he'll explain what he thinks about the controversial...
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hour as well, president obama will receive the caskets carrying the four americans who were killed in libya earlier this week. he will be at andrews air force base, and we will carry that live for u as is always the case, when there is serious violence in the irish world, we have to look at oil. right now west texas intermediate is up .5% at 98.71, and brent crude is up about one-third of a percent at $116.32. >> after quite a busy start to the year, there hasn't been an initial public offering in the united states since august 16th. that was 29 days ago. that is about to change big time. kayla is looking ahead to a deluge of deals next week. >> there certainly is a busy backlog coming to the fore of the ipo market next week. seven companies are set to hit the market, and it's long overdue activity for sure. it is a cross-section of industries, which is a good thing, two banks, an oil company, a biotech company, a real estate website, and an electric vehicle company to boot. investors say not so fast. it will release $2 billion. that's only roughly 31% of the proceeds so far. excludeing fac
hour as well, president obama will receive the caskets carrying the four americans who were killed in libya earlier this week. he will be at andrews air force base, and we will carry that live for u as is always the case, when there is serious violence in the irish world, we have to look at oil. right now west texas intermediate is up .5% at 98.71, and brent crude is up about one-third of a percent at $116.32. >> after quite a busy start to the year, there hasn't been an initial public...
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libya is more difficult. you have the risk of increased presence in the east which is kind of feeding the instability there. so a lot of different local dynamics at play. >> david, while we concentrate on this of course we're still working out what's going on with the really big story. which i don't want to downgrade it, but iraq of course. and how is that going to pap out? >> in terms of -- >> nuclear weapons. >> it remains very difficult because we're still trying to analyze what the israeli intentions are. that's the key going forward certainly before the u.s. election. there is a widespread fear that perhaps the israelis are trying to up the pressure ahead of the election in terms of trying to influence the outcome of the election, but trying to sort of engineer the u.s. into delivering a red line policy which clearly the obama administration is set against them. perhaps they're trying to influence any future romney administration. it's a dangerous policy for the israelis. it could fall flat in terms of s
libya is more difficult. you have the risk of increased presence in the east which is kind of feeding the instability there. so a lot of different local dynamics at play. >> david, while we concentrate on this of course we're still working out what's going on with the really big story. which i don't want to downgrade it, but iraq of course. and how is that going to pap out? >> in terms of -- >> nuclear weapons. >> it remains very difficult because we're still trying to...
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ambassador to libya and three other embassy staff killed tuesday in a rocket attack. >>> meanwhile, the fed begins a two-day meeting today with a decision expected thursday, 12:30 p.m. eastern in. the wake of last week's disappointing u.s. jobs report, speculation has grown the fed might announce qe3 at this meeting. will include 2015 for the first time. ben bernanke will hold a news conference at 2:15 p.m. on thursday. you can see that right here on cnbc. meanwhile, still with us is the chief international economist at ing who has gone to new york, but is keeping european hours just for us. thanks for that. so your view, rob what is going to happen and how close a call is it? >> i don't think it's that close a call, actually. i think the jobs numbers pretty much sealed this. when we look at the minutes of the previous fomc meeting, they gave a very strong indication that if we didn't see a substantial and sustainable improvement, then some further monetary accommodation will be likely pretty soon, i think to paraphrase what they said. well, we haven't seen that. the jobs numbers are th
ambassador to libya and three other embassy staff killed tuesday in a rocket attack. >>> meanwhile, the fed begins a two-day meeting today with a decision expected thursday, 12:30 p.m. eastern in. the wake of last week's disappointing u.s. jobs report, speculation has grown the fed might announce qe3 at this meeting. will include 2015 for the first time. ben bernanke will hold a news conference at 2:15 p.m. on thursday. you can see that right here on cnbc. meanwhile, still with us is...
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same thing in libya. a neutered dictator in libya. gahdafi gave up his weapons of mass destruction. a bad guy. a neutered bad guy that couldn't do anything to anybody. now we get rid of him. that government is maybe not so bad, but feeble. but we have al qaeda growing in libya. and taking out our ambassador. first ambassador to be killed, by the way, since jimmy carter. we see what happens in yemen. behind all of this, it's something i warned people on september 11th. maybe i was politicizing things. you get it wrong, people die. what about iran? this president is fiddling while iran is becoming a nuclear power. none of the sanctions are working. he doesn't want to meet with netanyahu, because he is afraid that netanyahu might ask him to set a red line. of course there should be a red line. wars have happened in our history because of confusion. first world war happened because of confusion. he should set a redline. you go beyond this point, we're going to take out your nuclear arms. he doesn't set it because he's an equivocator, he is afraid he won't be able to live up to it. i thi
same thing in libya. a neutered dictator in libya. gahdafi gave up his weapons of mass destruction. a bad guy. a neutered bad guy that couldn't do anything to anybody. now we get rid of him. that government is maybe not so bad, but feeble. but we have al qaeda growing in libya. and taking out our ambassador. first ambassador to be killed, by the way, since jimmy carter. we see what happens in yemen. behind all of this, it's something i warned people on september 11th. maybe i was politicizing...
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embassy in libya, as well as other attacks on u.s. compounds in yemen and egypt. nbc news correspondent jim maceda is live in cairo. jim? >> reporter: it's kind of the tale of two protests here in cairo today near the u.s. embassy behind me, you've got the younger, more hard-core protesters who continue to throw stones. riot police have fired water cannons at them to drive them back today. there is now a wall, a concrete block, protecting the embassy. a lot of teargas canisters have been fired back and forth as well. then you've got the groups that have been supported by the muslim brotherhood who are marching around tahrir square chanting "god is greatest," raising and unfurling islamic flags. so they're loud but they're also very peaceful, men, women an children. it's been like that now throughout the afternoon. earlier today president moment morsi appeared on state television, endorsing this nationwide protest. but he said that it is muslim' responsibility to be peaceful and to protect foreign lives and foreign property while doing so. so ironically there aren'
embassy in libya, as well as other attacks on u.s. compounds in yemen and egypt. nbc news correspondent jim maceda is live in cairo. jim? >> reporter: it's kind of the tale of two protests here in cairo today near the u.s. embassy behind me, you've got the younger, more hard-core protesters who continue to throw stones. riot police have fired water cannons at them to drive them back today. there is now a wall, a concrete block, protecting the embassy. a lot of teargas canisters have been...
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. >> i want to talk about libya and egypt, and all of the rioting and angst for lack of a better word, taking place there. you had a column recently, the most recent column talking about israel, and netanyahu and interestingly at least to me you compared netanyahu in terms of the demands that he's making on the obama administration to john boehner. explain. >> well, one of the things i found really fascinating and my colleague bob woodward's new book "the price of politics," was his reconstruction of the debate last year over putting together a fiscal package, surrounding the debate over lifting the debt ceiling, and as you remember, one of the issues was whether the extension of the debt ceiling would be short term or somewhat longer term. the republicans were pushing to have the issue come open again right about now, and obama really dug in his heels on this, and said i am absolutely not going to have this issue come up during a political season. it's totally wrong. i want a resolution that carries us through into 2013, and when he was warned by his treasury secretary tim geithner t
. >> i want to talk about libya and egypt, and all of the rioting and angst for lack of a better word, taking place there. you had a column recently, the most recent column talking about israel, and netanyahu and interestingly at least to me you compared netanyahu in terms of the demands that he's making on the obama administration to john boehner. explain. >> well, one of the things i found really fascinating and my colleague bob woodward's new book "the price of...
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was security really heightened in libya? that was the first question they would have asked, maybe it's finally being asked now but it's been a week after the event itself, and it's looking like, i don't know, there wasn't any enhanced security, i don't know. that will all come out. >> there certainly wasn't and it was not based on the film. it was based on obviously this was a planned attack and you can say whatever you want but this was a planned attack and that's coming out now loud and clear also, but getting back to richard, richard, keep up the good fight. i like what you're saying. >> donald, very quickly, they're going to yell at me for even asking you this but should we export natural gas to japan and other faceplaces? >> absolutely. we should export it, make money with it. >> i want to keep it here. >> they're not allowing us to drill. >> if you export it, it delays the idea of an infrastructure being built up here that uses that. >> we have so much of it, we're the saudi arabia of natural gas, we have so much every
was security really heightened in libya? that was the first question they would have asked, maybe it's finally being asked now but it's been a week after the event itself, and it's looking like, i don't know, there wasn't any enhanced security, i don't know. that will all come out. >> there certainly wasn't and it was not based on the film. it was based on obviously this was a planned attack and you can say whatever you want but this was a planned attack and that's coming out now loud and...
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. >> watching events in libya. you and i are old enough to remember 1978 and 1979. >> true. >> it was sort of deja vu. >> so many times. >> so many times. >> and it seems to coincide with political upheaval back here. it's very weird. and then we throw europe in and china in. i always am thinking back on this. the guy that writes this crazy stuff about 2012 and here we are in september and the end of the world isn't coming, then we get -- lose four guys at the embassy and it spreads to egypt and ahmadinejad comes to, you know, the u.n. to give a speech and saying this country is only 70 years old, we're 7,000 years old, and it will be gone from the map eventually. that's basically what he's sayirigh>> that's what he said. >> it scares me. there's a lot of risk. we should be worried about the risk in the marketplace. that's what you've been saying all along. >> yeah. a long time. >>> fortunately, we have these two gentlemen staying with us for the rest of the program. we are also following the situation in greece. p
. >> watching events in libya. you and i are old enough to remember 1978 and 1979. >> true. >> it was sort of deja vu. >> so many times. >> so many times. >> and it seems to coincide with political upheaval back here. it's very weird. and then we throw europe in and china in. i always am thinking back on this. the guy that writes this crazy stuff about 2012 and here we are in september and the end of the world isn't coming, then we get -- lose four guys at...
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ambassador to libya. the fourth victim is another security officer who has not been publicly identified tonight. >>> we have the first look inside the building where they died. these are pictures we just got today. they show heavy damage, burnt out rooms. that's the american consulate building in benghazi. we want to get straight to cairo. we're hearing that someone has been arrested in conjunction with the attacks. but one of the groups linked with al qaeda that's recently claimed responsibility for attacks on america and other interests said they had nothing to do with this one. is ansar al sharia brigade. what can you tell us? >> reporter: the brigade issued a statement saying they were not involved in the incident that took place, the assault on the consulate itself. but that statement is being met with pretty wide skepticism with the libyans we speak to and even the authorities themselves. there have been reports that there have been clashes breaking out between government forces, between some of the
ambassador to libya. the fourth victim is another security officer who has not been publicly identified tonight. >>> we have the first look inside the building where they died. these are pictures we just got today. they show heavy damage, burnt out rooms. that's the american consulate building in benghazi. we want to get straight to cairo. we're hearing that someone has been arrested in conjunction with the attacks. but one of the groups linked with al qaeda that's recently claimed...
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, this is not representative of the libya that they were trying to establish, the libya that they fought, and they themselves died for or lost family members for. but this really goes to show how sinister this country can potentially become. the government has to figure out a way to get the weapons off the street and back into its own control and that's one of the biggest challenges moving forward. post revolution, there were a series of policies trying to get revolutionary fighting brigades into the security forces trying to persuade them to give up their weapons. the result is a lot of these groups, some of them extremist entities have been able to operate with impunity and have no motivation, don't have the confidence and leadership to have the incentive to want to lay their weapons down. many feeling it is in their right to carry these guns. you end up in some part of the countries having these systems that are being run by the armed gangs which we have no control whatsoever. >> very briefly. i think a lot of people seeing this will find it hard to believe that local groups, libyans
, this is not representative of the libya that they were trying to establish, the libya that they fought, and they themselves died for or lost family members for. but this really goes to show how sinister this country can potentially become. the government has to figure out a way to get the weapons off the street and back into its own control and that's one of the biggest challenges moving forward. post revolution, there were a series of policies trying to get revolutionary fighting brigades...
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consulate in libya. we'll talk to an al qaeda expert about the motive. >>> we're also learning more about the filmmaker who sparked protests around the world. it doesn't get any better than endless shrimp at red lobster. you can mix and match all day! [ male announcer ] red lobster's endless shrimp is back... but only for a limited time! try as much as you like, any way you like! like parmesan crusted shrimp just $14.99. i'm ryan isabell and i sea food differently. just $14.99. i i had...
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ambassador to libya. criticizing america's u.s. commander in chief while u.s. interests are still under attack and americans were dying comes off as amateurish and unpresidential and could be political suicide for romney in the long run. it is times like these when an unguarded comment can leave a lasting impression. compare romney's response to how the 1980 republican candidates for president reacted to the iran hostage crisis under president carter. as the atlantic points out, when news broke that an effort to rescue the american hostages in tehran had failed, ronald reagan said "this is the time for us as a nation and a people to stand united." and george h.w. bush went even further saying he "unequivocally supported carter and that it was not a time to try to one-up politically." mitt romney's been around long enough, he ought to know better. the question is this, did mitt romney kill his chances of becoming president with his reaction to the violence in egypt and libya? go to cnn.com/caffertyfile. yo
ambassador to libya. criticizing america's u.s. commander in chief while u.s. interests are still under attack and americans were dying comes off as amateurish and unpresidential and could be political suicide for romney in the long run. it is times like these when an unguarded comment can leave a lasting impression. compare romney's response to how the 1980 republican candidates for president reacted to the iran hostage crisis under president carter. as the atlantic points out, when news broke...
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. >> and, and a major development in libya. the first arrests in connection with the attack that killed two well-respected american diplomats and two former navy s.e.a.l.s. >> want to begin our worldwide coverage this morning out of cairo with ian lee. ian talk to me a little bit about this world via twitter from the muslim brotherhood that they are announcing the protests will only be held in tahrir square. why is that? >> well, brook, what the muslim brotherhood is saying, is that by canceling the protests around egypt, they hope to curb any violence that happens from those protests. but they said they're holding a symbolic protest in tahrir square. they also added that because it's symbolic, means there's not going to be a lot of people, a low turnout. you know, they can't have one protest in one place. that's going to draw people. but right now in tahrir square what we're seeing, we're seeing a couple thousand people in the square. so low numbers, according to egypt standards. not really the numbers we've seen in previous p
. >> and, and a major development in libya. the first arrests in connection with the attack that killed two well-respected american diplomats and two former navy s.e.a.l.s. >> want to begin our worldwide coverage this morning out of cairo with ian lee. ian talk to me a little bit about this world via twitter from the muslim brotherhood that they are announcing the protests will only be held in tahrir square. why is that? >> well, brook, what the muslim brotherhood is saying,...
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let's go to libya now. news overnight that four people arrested in the murder of ambassador christopher stevens and three other americans. >> this morning, we're learning identities of the other two americans in that attack. glen doherty and tyrone woods, former navy s.e.a.l.s who were acting as security there. meantime this morning, more u.s. firepower has arrived, the president vowing all necessary steps to protect u.s. citizens around the world. we're covering this important story the way only cnn can. we're live in libya, egypt and washington, d.c. >>> first to new developments unfolding in libya, where four men have been arrested. libyan officials say they're suspected of instigating the attack on the u.s. consulate that killed four americans earlier this week. and jomana karadsheh is joining us live now from tripoli by phone. jomana, what can you tell us about these suspects and also benghazi's airport is closed. tell us what's going on there. >> reporter: brianna, we have little information yet on th
let's go to libya now. news overnight that four people arrested in the murder of ambassador christopher stevens and three other americans. >> this morning, we're learning identities of the other two americans in that attack. glen doherty and tyrone woods, former navy s.e.a.l.s who were acting as security there. meantime this morning, more u.s. firepower has arrived, the president vowing all necessary steps to protect u.s. citizens around the world. we're covering this important story the...
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libya business association. as we saw yesterday with the , what is, in your opinion, his mandate and his ability to implement more international cooperation as libya solves these problems? we saw over the past several months, we have gotten very -- various international groups have gotten to a certain point and hit a wall with the national transitional council as far as implementing cooperative programs, whether it is embedding advisers into the finance ministry or providing some sort of international support forced to help in libya. do you think, are they going to give him that mandate? are they ready to move to the next step now in excepting international operation? thank you. >> i think the number one thing is exactly what you mentioned at the end. this is the first governments that has appointed, and chosen, front -- from an elected body. that gives it a sense of legitimacy and mandate that is different even from its predecessor, although it is a continuation in some ways of the previous government in action
libya business association. as we saw yesterday with the , what is, in your opinion, his mandate and his ability to implement more international cooperation as libya solves these problems? we saw over the past several months, we have gotten very -- various international groups have gotten to a certain point and hit a wall with the national transitional council as far as implementing cooperative programs, whether it is embedding advisers into the finance ministry or providing some sort of...
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even in libya it wasn't easy. it is a much more difficult situation in libya then syria. host: why the title for your book, "syria: the fall of the house of assad"? guest: i thought he would most likely be in power when the book came out. i got to know him pretty well. i met with them regularly. i had hoped that he would reform the country and would take it in a different direction. i think he was interested in that in the beginning. the authoritarian system changed him. when he unleashed the dogs on his own population, he had fallen. he could never return to that level of expectation that he had earlier. the mandate for the assads to rule was to provide security and stability for the country against perceived internal and external dangers forces -- israel, the united states. tore's been enough of that lend some credence to that notion. the syrian population made a bargain with the regime that they would give up some freedoms in return to stability. that was the mandate. that was legitimacy for the assads to rule. his policies have brought about instability and insecurity
even in libya it wasn't easy. it is a much more difficult situation in libya then syria. host: why the title for your book, "syria: the fall of the house of assad"? guest: i thought he would most likely be in power when the book came out. i got to know him pretty well. i met with them regularly. i had hoped that he would reform the country and would take it in a different direction. i think he was interested in that in the beginning. the authoritarian system changed him. when he...
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in libya, we were more conciliatory because the libyan president denounced the attack. but that is not adequate. control the cops and military, it is not a government. we should be denunciatory. i doubt there is a single country in the world left in civilization that would not have called back its ambassador. and certainly cut off, or put in terms that relates to the 2 billion that egypt receives from the united states, i am sure libya receives money. it was even greater because the american ambassador -- i am supportive of the arab spring. the times and elsewhere, i said to myself, they are not great people. but they are people that surely will turn out nice to us. it doesn't make any sense. >> the events of the last week, the embassy attacks, it will result in a further ongoing shift of jewish americans changing -- >> i think there is a little more to follow. the shift in special elections indicated deep distrust of this administration. that was clear. what the administration said, you heard what the state said. the message was sent loud and clear. for a while, i thin
in libya, we were more conciliatory because the libyan president denounced the attack. but that is not adequate. control the cops and military, it is not a government. we should be denunciatory. i doubt there is a single country in the world left in civilization that would not have called back its ambassador. and certainly cut off, or put in terms that relates to the 2 billion that egypt receives from the united states, i am sure libya receives money. it was even greater because the american...
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now we have our ambassador and three others killed in libya. we should have gotten out of afghanistan years ago. we need to get out now and not take too long to do it. we must not run the whole world and start putting our own country first once and for all. the speaker pro tempore: are there any further requests for one minutes? being none, the chair lays before the house the following personal requests. the clerk: leave of absence requested for mr. berman of california for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the request is granted. the chair will recognize members without prejudice to the presumption of legislative business. under the speaker's announced policy of january 5, 2011, the gentleman from maryland, mr. hoyer, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. hoyer: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. hoyer: thank you, mr. speaker. and so this 112th congress convulses to an ugly end
now we have our ambassador and three others killed in libya. we should have gotten out of afghanistan years ago. we need to get out now and not take too long to do it. we must not run the whole world and start putting our own country first once and for all. the speaker pro tempore: are there any further requests for one minutes? being none, the chair lays before the house the following personal requests. the clerk: leave of absence requested for mr. berman of california for today. the speaker...
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. >> to you think congress should investigate why there were no marines in libya and who made that decision? >> i suspect that part of the investigation under way will take a look of that. while we typically have a marine detachment at our embassy, that is not always the case when it comes to our consulates. i am sure there will be a review of that in a discussion about whether that is why is going forward. i hope you all have -- >> back in april, you said there was a one in three chance that house republicans will lose. as you look at the polls now and all of the battleground polls are trending more democratic, what is your assessment now? >> i continue to feel confident about the house republicans' chances of holding onto our majority. we have done a good job getting our incumbents in good shape. in august, i was in 42 districts. with his-half of them incumbents, the other half were open-seat and challenger races. we have some very good candidates out there where we are playing offense. i have always looked at this year as trying to get our incumbent members in a stronger position as poss
. >> to you think congress should investigate why there were no marines in libya and who made that decision? >> i suspect that part of the investigation under way will take a look of that. while we typically have a marine detachment at our embassy, that is not always the case when it comes to our consulates. i am sure there will be a review of that in a discussion about whether that is why is going forward. i hope you all have -- >> back in april, you said there was a one in...
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i appreciate her hard worker, especially what is happening in libya. she is a tireless worker. with that said, israel is one of our greatest allies in the region. we need the prime minister to make sure that we can communicate. i have visited israel. the amount of stress that country is under, there is no one -- the want to make sure that iran does not have a nuclear weapon. >> response. >> we have a very special relationship with israel. their faith in the u.s. is of utmost importance to us. it is important because we need an ally in that region that is democratic and one dedicated to the rule of law. there has been a bipartisan approach. it does work for both party administration's. it is not something that should be politicized. what this is about is who you think should be commander in chief. i want to see president obama stay as commander in chief. i want to work with him. >> i will move on to our next question. we will start with ms. warren. academic researchers report that the u.s. has more than 100,000 janitors with college degrees. 16,000 degree holding parking lot att
i appreciate her hard worker, especially what is happening in libya. she is a tireless worker. with that said, israel is one of our greatest allies in the region. we need the prime minister to make sure that we can communicate. i have visited israel. the amount of stress that country is under, there is no one -- the want to make sure that iran does not have a nuclear weapon. >> response. >> we have a very special relationship with israel. their faith in the u.s. is of utmost...
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he arrived in libya on a cargo ship and how he believed in libya and its people and how they loved him back. they are and god save he laid down his life for his friends. libyan and american, for us all. today, chris is home. for americans, for petrie at, they loved this country and they chose to serve it and serve it well. they had a mission. they believe in that. they knew the danger and they accepted it. they didn't simply embrace the american ideal, they lived it. they embodied it. the courage, the hope and nasty idealism. that fundamental american belief that we can leave this world a little better than before. that's who they were and that's who we are. if we want to truly honor their memory, it is who we must always eat. i know that this awful loss, terrible images of recent days, pictures seen again today cause some to question this war. there is no doubt these are difficult days. as moments such as this, so much anger, violence, even the most hopeful among us must wonder. amid all the images of this week, i also think of the libyans who took to the streets with homemade signs e
he arrived in libya on a cargo ship and how he believed in libya and its people and how they loved him back. they are and god save he laid down his life for his friends. libyan and american, for us all. today, chris is home. for americans, for petrie at, they loved this country and they chose to serve it and serve it well. they had a mission. they believe in that. they knew the danger and they accepted it. they didn't simply embrace the american ideal, they lived it. they embodied it. the...
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and as we all pause to think of the families of the four americans who were lost just this week in libya and keep their families in our prayers and thoughts, it is significant that we come here today in dedication to find every piece of information we can find that will determine how better to keep the americans that serve us so well safe as they try to keep us safe. so with that, mr. chairman, i thank you for o holding today's hearing. three years ago on november 5, 2009, the nation was shocked by the maas shooting -- mass shooting that occurred at the army deployment center located at fort hood, texas. during the shooting 13 lives were lost, 43 individuals were wounded, and the lives of so many others were forever changed. it later became evident that the warning signs existed well before the tragedy and should have at a minimum been further investigated. both the fbi, the department of defense had knowledge of major hasan's potential as a threat to homeland security. the actions leading up to the massacre by major nidal malik hasan, is sole suspect, should have unequivocally sparked a
and as we all pause to think of the families of the four americans who were lost just this week in libya and keep their families in our prayers and thoughts, it is significant that we come here today in dedication to find every piece of information we can find that will determine how better to keep the americans that serve us so well safe as they try to keep us safe. so with that, mr. chairman, i thank you for o holding today's hearing. three years ago on november 5, 2009, the nation was...
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. ♪ >> reporter: the four victims of the attack in libya, including chris stevens will return to maryland today. the president and a clearly moved secretary of state visited with their families and paid tribute. >> today we bring home four americans who gave their lives for our country and our values. >> that fundamental american belief that we can leave this world a little better than before. that's who they were and that's who we are. >> reporter: the brazen attack was apparently designed to strike on 9/11. >> it was deliberate planned attacks in every sense of the word. >> reporter: the white house claims there was no warning. >> we were not aware of any intelligence. >> reporter: president obama has deployed troops equipped for combat to libya and yemen. if anti-american activity woesens in the middle east after four days of protests and violence. they launched tear gas into a sea of protesters today. many here say the movie is blaspfamous. the president spoke to ten minutes on tv trying to calm tensions. >> jennifer: i'm joined again by jeanine, welcome back inside "the war room." yo
. ♪ >> reporter: the four victims of the attack in libya, including chris stevens will return to maryland today. the president and a clearly moved secretary of state visited with their families and paid tribute. >> today we bring home four americans who gave their lives for our country and our values. >> that fundamental american belief that we can leave this world a little better than before. that's who they were and that's who we are. >> reporter: the brazen attack...
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meanwhile anti-american riots spread, and in tunis three protesters died, and in libya where ambassador chris stevens sean smith and tyrone woods and glen doherty were killed tuesday night. after coffins carrying their bodies touched down at airs force base, the president said we'll continue to lead. >> obama: we'll never retreat from the world. we'll never stop working for the dignity and freedom whatever their creed, whatever their faith. that is the essence of american leadership. >> eliot: the romney campaign has been working to capitalize on the riots to attack the president's leadership. telling the "washington post," if you had a president romney you would be in a different situation. respect for america has gone down. romney's running pate, congressman paul ryan piled on in a speech in washington. >> we know who america is dealing with in these attacks. they're extremists who operate by violence and intimidation and the at least equivocation or mixed signal makes them boulder. >> eliot: a bit of equivocation from george w. bush might not have been so bad. the policies coming fro
meanwhile anti-american riots spread, and in tunis three protesters died, and in libya where ambassador chris stevens sean smith and tyrone woods and glen doherty were killed tuesday night. after coffins carrying their bodies touched down at airs force base, the president said we'll continue to lead. >> obama: we'll never retreat from the world. we'll never stop working for the dignity and freedom whatever their creed, whatever their faith. that is the essence of american leadership....
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the same network that did wonton among me, -- wonton them all day , the corona >> most of tripoli, libya, and from there on too many other countries. the reason they're doing this basically is to put pressure on the united states to actually confirm the withdrawal from the region. that is the political call. the city itself, it is insulting the level of religion but do you know how many videos are there and how many have been crucified before but no demonstrations? this is more strategical on the jihad network and the push against. gerri: in that video has been out for weeks and nobody has said anything. danielle, want to get you to something that the president said earlier today about this video and how they are responding. >> this is a fairly volatile situation in response not to the united states policies, not obviously to the administration, not the american people, in response to a video. gerri: true or not true? >> that is really a disgraceful statement on a white house spokesman and i don't understand where it is coming from. there have been ample reports these attacks were planne
the same network that did wonton among me, -- wonton them all day , the corona >> most of tripoli, libya, and from there on too many other countries. the reason they're doing this basically is to put pressure on the united states to actually confirm the withdrawal from the region. that is the political call. the city itself, it is insulting the level of religion but do you know how many videos are there and how many have been crucified before but no demonstrations? this is more...